RELATIVE KINDLING EFFECT OF DETOXIFICATION AND NON-DETOXIFICATION ADMISSIONS IN ALCOHOLICS

摘要: We reviewed the histories of 340 men and 60 women who were admitted for alcohol detoxification to determine if hospitalizations unrelated increased prevalence seizures observed in these patients. Previous investigations on this cohort suggested that recurrent admissions probability seizure histories. Detoxification non-detoxification calculated from patient reports chart reviews patients detoxification. Discriminant analysis each type hospitalization total sex revealed an risk activity correlating with hospitalizations, but correlation was weaker than admissions. This between supports hypothesis withdrawal may have a kindling effect.